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[CITYSCAPES] Explaining the unexplained on Yonsei campus

The universe is a big place filled with unexplained things. Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) exist, until they become identified. In your limited existence you can't explain every natural phenomenon you encounter, and it's arrogant to presume your unexplainable encounter somehow unlocks the mysteries of the universe. In all my experience visiting abandoned places, I've seen...

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-14 17:26

Skyline Luge transforms Tongyeong's mountain slope

New Zealand's biggest investment project in Korea would have to be something unconventional, and the country known for its extreme sports and outdoor recreation doesn't disappoint. Skyline Luge Tongyeong offers 2.1 kilometers of downhill track on the slopes of Mount Mireuk, below the popular Hallyeosudo Landscape Cable Car in South Gyeongsang Province. Riders of all ages and ...

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-14 17:16

Mutzine x Makers offers creative workshops for foreigners

Mutzine magazine is collaborating with local artists and makers on monthly creative workshops, aptly titled Mutzine x Makers, for English speakers in Korea to gain more insight into Korean fashion, music and other artistic endeavors while learning new creative skills.

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-14 17:14

Job fair for foreign students due Oct 1-2

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) will hold a job fair for foreign students here at COEX convention center in Seoul on Oct. 1-2.

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-13 16:51

Inter-Korean cruise travel looms for foreign tourists

The Incheon Port Authority (IPA) said that it will push for foreign cruise ships to call at both South and North Korean ports ahead of the opening of the nation's largest cruise ship terminal in Incheon, about 50 km west of Seoul, in April next year. Under the project, the IPA will enable foreign tourists to visit South and North Korea at the same time by leading foreign crui...

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-13 11:04

Stale policies and awareness fuel migrant workers abuse

Two Cambodian female workers at a hot pepper and perilla leaf farm in the South Gyeongsang Province rural city of Miryang reported to police in June that their Korean boss consistently harassed them. The migrants, aged 25 and 24, who worked there for 14 months and three months respectively, accused their employer, identified by his surname Park, to Gimhae Jungbu Police Statio...

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-09 09:35

Canadian punk band Pseudo return to Korea

Toronto-based punk band Pseudo toured Korea last year, but they're coming back for more punishment. Not even a head wound and a trip to the hospital could keep them away. At a show in GBN Live House last Sept. 22, a Korean punk band's bassist threw his guitar and struck Pseudo bassist Liam Lachmansingh in the head.

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-07 17:45

[Royal Asiatic Society] Collecting books since 1900

What is it about a library that draws us in? Is it the smell and the feel of old books? Is it the accumulation of knowledge and information we can reach out and touch? Is it the sense of history as we sort through the shelves? For me, as the librarian of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch (RASKB), it's all three.

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-07 17:10

The Sool Company raises awareness of Korea's alcoholic traditions

“Sool,” meaning all alcohol, including beer, wine and soju in modern Korean language, has made devotees out of Koreans and non-Koreans alike. Back in 2012, there wasn't much reliable information in English on sool, so Julia Mellor and Daniel McLaughlin teamed up to change that.

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-07 17:06

Kenyan marathoner awarded South Korean citizenship

The Ministry of Justice has chosen Kenyan marathoner Wilson Loyanae Erupe and four other foreigners to be naturalized as South Korean citizens, acknowledging each of their exceptional talents in different professional fields.

Foreign Communities | 2018-08-07 14:04

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